Classics Major (B.A.) - Undergraduate - 2009 University Catalog

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CLASSICS MAJOR

Complete 33 semester hours including the following 2 requirement(s):

  1. CLASSICS MAJOR REQUIRED COURSES

    Complete the following 2 courses:

    GNHU 281 Greek Civilization 3
    GNHU 282 Roman Civilization 3

  2. CLASSICS ELECTIVE COURSES

    Complete the following 2 requirement(s):

    1. Complete the following 2 requirement(s):

      1. Complete 1 course from the following:

        GREK 261 Greek New Testament 3
        GREK 262 Greek Epic Poetry 3
        GREK 310 Greek Composition 3
        GREK 351 Attic Orators 3
        GREK 352 Greek Tragedy 3
        GREK 361 Greek Historians 3
        GREK 390 Selected Readings in Ancient Greek 3
        GREK 451 Greek Philosophers 3
        GREK 452 Greek Lyric Poets 3
        GREK 454 Hesiod 3
        LATN 201 Latin Literature of the Republic 3
        LATN 202 Latin Literature of the Golden Age 3
        LATN 203 Latin Literature of the Silver Age 3
        LATN 204 Latin Literature of the Middle Ages 3
        LATN 251 Roman Letter Writing 3
        LATN 252 Roman Drama 3
        LATN 253 The Epic and Vergil 3
        LATN 254 Roman Lyric Poetry 3
        LATN 255 Ovid 3
        LATN 261 Roman Biography 3
        LATN 284 Cicero and Ancient Philosophy 3
        LATN 310 Latin Composition 3
        LATN 351 Roman Historians 3
        LATN 352 Roman Satire 3
        LATN 354 The Elegy 3
        LATN 361 Caesar: The End of the Republic 3
        LATN 375 Study Abroad 3
        LATN 410 Advanced Latin Grammar 3
        LATN 419 Methods of Teaching Latin 3
        LATN 445 Linguistic History of the Latin Language 3
        LATN 452 Augustine 3
        LATN 454 Lucretius and Ancient Science 3
        LATN 470 Senior Seminar 3
        LATN 478 Advanced Latin Readings: Selected Topics 3

      2. Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

        GREK 101 Beginning Greek I 3
        GREK 112 Beginning Greek II 3
        GREK 121 Intermediate Greek I 3
        GREK 132 Intermediate Greek II 3
        GREK 261 Greek New Testament 3
        GREK 262 Greek Epic Poetry 3
        GREK 310 Greek Composition 3
        GREK 351 Attic Orators 3
        GREK 352 Greek Tragedy 3
        GREK 361 Greek Historians 3
        GREK 390 Selected Readings in Ancient Greek 3
        GREK 451 Greek Philosophers 3
        GREK 452 Greek Lyric Poets 3
        GREK 454 Hesiod 3
        LATN 101 Beginning Latin I 3
        LATN 112 Beginning Latin II 3
        LATN 121 Intermediate Latin I 3
        LATN 132 Intermediate Latin II 3
        LATN 201 Latin Literature of the Republic 3
        LATN 202 Latin Literature of the Golden Age 3
        LATN 203 Latin Literature of the Silver Age 3
        LATN 204 Latin Literature of the Middle Ages 3
        LATN 251 Roman Letter Writing 3
        LATN 252 Roman Drama 3
        LATN 253 The Epic and Vergil 3
        LATN 254 Roman Lyric Poetry 3
        LATN 255 Ovid 3
        LATN 261 Roman Biography 3
        LATN 284 Cicero and Ancient Philosophy 3
        LATN 310 Latin Composition 3
        LATN 351 Roman Historians 3
        LATN 352 Roman Satire 3
        LATN 354 The Elegy 3
        LATN 361 Caesar: The End of the Republic 3
        LATN 375 Study Abroad 3
        LATN 410 Advanced Latin Grammar 3
        LATN 419 Methods of Teaching Latin 3
        LATN 445 Linguistic History of the Latin Language 3
        LATN 452 Augustine 3
        LATN 454 Lucretius and Ancient Science 3
        LATN 470 Senior Seminar 3
        LATN 478 Advanced Latin Readings: Selected Topics 3

    2. CLASSICS MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

      Complete 4 courses from the following:

      ARHS 215 Ancient Art 3
      ARHS 322 Early Christian-Byzantine Art 3
      ARHS 328 Survey of Greek Art 3
      ARHS 485 Ancient Art In Italy: Etruscan and Roman Art 3
      GNHU 181 Introduction to Classical Archaeology 3
      GNHU 182 English Vocabulary: Classical Roots 3
      GNHU 201 General Humanities I (to 1400) 3
      GNHU 211 Classicism and American Culture 3
      GNHU 285 Mythology 3
      GNHU 351 The City in Antiquity 3
      GNHU 361 Selected Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology 3
      GNHU 362 Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology 3
      GNHU 381 Africa in Classical Antiquity 3
      GNHU 383 Women in Antiquity 3
      GNHU 384 Introduction to Roman Law 3
      GNHU 470 Seminar in Classical Humanities 3
      GREK 101 Beginning Greek I 3
      GREK 112 Beginning Greek II 3
      GREK 121 Intermediate Greek I 3
      GREK 132 Intermediate Greek II 3
      GREK 261 Greek New Testament 3
      GREK 262 Greek Epic Poetry 3
      GREK 310 Greek Composition 3
      GREK 351 Attic Orators 3
      GREK 352 Greek Tragedy 3
      GREK 361 Greek Historians 3
      GREK 390 Selected Readings in Ancient Greek 3
      GREK 451 Greek Philosophers 3
      GREK 452 Greek Lyric Poets 3
      GREK 454 Hesiod 3
      LATN 101 Beginning Latin I 3
      LATN 112 Beginning Latin II 3
      LATN 121 Intermediate Latin I 3
      LATN 132 Intermediate Latin II 3
      LATN 201 Latin Literature of the Republic 3
      LATN 202 Latin Literature of the Golden Age 3
      LATN 203 Latin Literature of the Silver Age 3
      LATN 204 Latin Literature of the Middle Ages 3
      LATN 251 Roman Letter Writing 3
      LATN 252 Roman Drama 3
      LATN 253 The Epic and Vergil 3
      LATN 254 Roman Lyric Poetry 3
      LATN 255 Ovid 3
      LATN 261 Roman Biography 3
      LATN 284 Cicero and Ancient Philosophy 3
      LATN 310 Latin Composition 3
      LATN 351 Roman Historians 3
      LATN 352 Roman Satire 3
      LATN 354 The Elegy 3
      LATN 361 Caesar: The End of the Republic 3
      LATN 375 Study Abroad 3
      LATN 410 Advanced Latin Grammar 3
      LATN 419 Methods of Teaching Latin 3
      LATN 445 Linguistic History of the Latin Language 3
      LATN 452 Augustine 3
      LATN 454 Lucretius and Ancient Science 3
      LATN 470 Senior Seminar 3
      LATN 478 Advanced Latin Readings: Selected Topics 3
      PHIL 331 History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy 3
      POLS 360 Development of Political Thought to Machiavelli 3

Course Descriptions:

ARHS215: Ancient Art

The origins of art and the civilizations of the ancient world; Paleolithic man and the Sumerian, Hittite, Assyrian, Phoenician and Egyptian civilizations. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Fine and Performing Arts: Art Appreciation. 3 sh.

ARHS322: Early Christian-Byzantine Art

The emergence and development of early Christian art from its classical and late classical antecedents and its development up to Byzantine art. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 105 or HONP 100.

ARHS328: Survey of Greek Art

Greek art including painting, sculpture and architecture from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Fine and Performing Arts: Art Appreciation. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 105 or HONP 100.

ARHS485: Ancient Art In Italy: Etruscan and Roman Art

The arts of the Etruscans and Romans in their historical, cultural and religious settings. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 105 or HONP 100.

GNHU181: Introduction to Classical Archaeology

The science of evaluating Greco-Roman and closely related cultures through observation and analysis of their physical remains. Problems and methods of dating artifacts and sites. Building materials, types, and decorations. Field trip in addition to illustrated lectures and discussions. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, Topic Course. 3 sh.

GNHU182: English Vocabulary: Classical Roots

Systematic development of the student's knowledge of English vocabulary through study of the most important Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes, and other elements and the ways in which they are used to form words in English. 3 sh.

GNHU201: General Humanities I (to 1400)

A broadly historical introduction to important themes and topics in the humanities as seen through literature, philosophy, and the arts from the ancient world to the Middle Ages. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. Meets the University Writing Requirement for GHEL and GHUM majors. 3 sh.

GNHU211: Classicism and American Culture

Through the critical analysis of texts ranging from translations of Greco-Roman authors to works on the nature of Western and non-Western culture, the course examines how politicians, novelists, critics, and educators from the 17th century to the present have interpreted the classical past and have viewed it as reflecting their own values or ideals. The course considers classicism both as it has been appropriated and elaborated by Americans specifically and as a phenomenon common to many cultures. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. 3 sh.

GNHU281: Greek Civilization

The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Greek world from the Bronze Age to the Roman conquest as seen through literary, documentary and archaeological sources. Cross listed with History, HIST 281. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, American or European History. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, American/European History. Meets the University Writing Requirement for CLAS majors. 3 sh.

GNHU282: Roman Civilization

The political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Roman world from the Regal period to Justinian as seen through literary, documentary, and archaeological sources. Cross listed with History, HIST 282. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Social Science, American or European History. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Social Science, American/European History. 3 sh.

GNHU285: Mythology

The nature and interpretation of mythology, primarily as seen through the myths of Greece and Rome. Selected comparative study of myths of the Near East, Iran, India and other cultures. Meets Gen Ed 2002 - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Humanities, World Literature or General Humanities. 3 sh.

GNHU351: The City in Antiquity

Cities and city-based culture in the Greek and Roman world seen through the evidence of archaeology, literary sources, and contemporary documents such as inscriptions. Town planning, economic life, social groups, and population patterns in selected ancient cities. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or GNHU 201 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GNHU361: Selected Topics in Mediterranean Archaeology

The course consists of in-depth study of the archaeological evidence for a selected period, region, or other thematic topic within the ancient Mediterranean world broadly defined. Special attention will be given to the role which archaeology plays in reconstructing the history of past cultures and to the Mediterranean archaeologist's frequent need to reconcile ancient written evidence with archaeologically obtained data. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GNHU 201, GNHU 281, HIST 281, GNHU 282, HIST 282, GNHU 285 or GNHU 181.

GNHU362: Field Methods in Mediterranean Archaeology

This course is a practical introduction to how archaeology is conducted in the field at an ancient site in the Mediterranean world. Students learn basic techniques of surveying, digging, artifact removal and processing, and on-site record keeping as well as the overall organization of an archaeological project in the field. The course is given on-site at an appropriate excavation location. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: One of the following: A previous course in some aspect of Mediterranean archaeology; previous archaeological fieldwork experience; or permission of the instructor.

GNHU381: Africa in Classical Antiquity

The importance of Africa in the Greco-Roman world: economic,intellectual, political, and artistic contributions; Blacks and ancient institutions: army, theater, sport, government, slavery; ancient attitudes toward race; famous Africans of antiquity. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GNHU 201 or HIST 281 or GNHU 281 or GNHU 282 or departmental approval.

GNHU383: Women in Antiquity

Women in the ancient world and their contributions to history, literature, philosophy and the arts. Emphasis on Greco-Roman civilization, with comparative study of other ancient cultures. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Cultures. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 and GNHU 201 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GNHU384: Introduction to Roman Law

The role of law in Roman history and society. Social structure and family law. The law and slavery. Property, contracts, and delicts. Legal forms, legal fictions, and the response of law to new conditions. Roman law in the Medieval and Modern periods. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GNHU470: Seminar in Classical Humanities

Topic to be selected according to faculty and student interest and developed through an interdisciplinary approach. May be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101 or departmental approval.

GREK101: Beginning Greek I

The fundamentals of ancient Greek grammar. Reading of simple texts. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

GREK112: Beginning Greek II

The continuation of Beginning Greek I. The fundamentals of grammar and reading of selected texts. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

GREK121: Intermediate Greek I

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Greek prose and poetry. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

GREK132: Intermediate Greek II

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Greek prose and poetry. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. 3 sh.

GREK261: Greek New Testament

Selected readings from the New Testament with attention to historical context and to the nature and development of Koine Greek. 3 sh.

GREK262: Greek Epic Poetry

Representative selections from the Iliad and Odyssey. Homer as an oral poet. 3 sh.

GREK310: Greek Composition

The finer points of style and grammar and an ability to handle the Greek idiom, as much as possible, in a non-translation situation; readings of selected Greek literary and non-literary models. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK351: Attic Orators

Representative works of Lysias, Isocrates, Demosthenes, and others. The orators as stylists and as a source for political and social history. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK352: Greek Tragedy

Selected plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. The metrics, style, themes, and structure of Attic tragedy. The influence of the Greeks on Western drama. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK361: Greek Historians

Readings from Herodotus, Thucydides, and Xenophon. The development of Greek historiography as a literary genre and as a medium for reporting events. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK390: Selected Readings in Ancient Greek

Intensive reading and critical study of one or more selected authors, genres, texts or periods of ancient Greek that is not covered by a regular course. With different topics may be repeated twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK451: Greek Philosophers

Selected readings, especially from Plato's Dialogues concerning the trial and death of Socrates. The Greek philosophical tradition and its development in the archaic and classical periods. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK452: Greek Lyric Poets

Readings from the principal lyric, iambic, and elegiac poets, primarily those of the archaic period. The development of theme, structure, and metre. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

GREK454: Hesiod

Readings from the Theogony and the Works and Days. Study of the archaic period of Greek civilization. The structure and meaning of the Hesiodic literature. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: GREK 112 or departmental approval.

LATN101: Beginning Latin I

The fundamentals of classical Latin grammar. Reading of simple Latin texts. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

LATN112: Beginning Latin II

The continuation of Beginning Latin I. Fundamentals of Latin grammar and reading of selected texts. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

LATN121: Intermediate Latin I

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Latin prose and poetry. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

LATN132: Intermediate Latin II

Review of grammar. Selected readings from Latin prose and poetry. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the World Languages and Cultures Requirement - World Languages. 3 sh.

LATN201: Latin Literature of the Republic

A historical survey of the highlights of Latin literature from its beginnings to the death of Cicero. Selections from prose and poetry will be read with attention to style, form, outlook, and cultural context. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the University Writing Requirement for LATE and LATN majors. 3 sh.

LATN202: Latin Literature of the Golden Age

A historical survey of the highlights of Latin literature from the second triumvirate through the early Julio-Claudian period. Selections from prose and poetry will be read with attention to style, form, outlook, and cultural context. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the University Writing Requirement for LATE and LATN majors. 3 sh.

LATN203: Latin Literature of the Silver Age

A historical survey of the highlights of Latin literature from the Neronian period through the second century of the Christian era. Selections from prose and poetry will be read with attention to style, form, outlook, and cultural context. Meets the 1983 General Education Requirement (GER) - Foreign Language. Meets the University Writing Requirement for LATE and LATN majors. 3 sh.

LATN204: Latin Literature of the Middle Ages

The highlights of Latin literature from the disintegration of the Roman Empire in the West to the beginning of the Renaissance. Selections from poetry, history, philosophy, theology, and popular literature will be read with attention to style, development of the language, and historical context. Meets the University Writing Requirement for LATE and LATN majors. 3 sh.

LATN251: Roman Letter Writing

The public figure and the private citizen seen through the letters of Cicero and Pliny. The letters as evidence for Roman political and social history. 3 sh.

LATN252: Roman Drama

Selected comedies of Plautus and Terence with attention to style, form, dramatic technique, and literary ancestry. The influence of Roman comedy on subsequent European drama. 3 sh.

LATN253: The Epic and Vergil

Readings primarily from the Aeneid but including selections from the Georgics and Eclogues. Vergil as a literary artist and his role in the development of the epic in Western literature. 3 sh.

LATN254: Roman Lyric Poetry

Readings from the lyrics of Catullus and Horace, with particular emphasis on style, themes, and metrics. 3 sh.

LATN255: Ovid

Selections from Ovid's works, principally the Metamorphoses, Ars Amatoria, Amores, and Heroides. Ovidian style, humor, and use of literary myth. Ovid's influence on literature and the arts. 3 sh.

LATN261: Roman Biography

The biography as a genre: selected passages from Sallust, Tacitus, Suetonius; contrasting these works with autobiographical evidence from the letters and excerpts of other Latin authors. 3 sh.

LATN284: Cicero and Ancient Philosophy

Cicero's philosophical essays with special attention to his role as a transmitter of Greek philosophy to the Roman and later Western world. 3 sh.

LATN310: Latin Composition

Practice in writing Latin prose in conjunction with review of grammar. Readings in selected Latin authors with a view toward acquiring familiarity with different prose styles. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN351: Roman Historians

Selected readings from Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus. The development of Roman historiography in the context of Roman history and the Greek historiographical background. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN352: Roman Satire

Readings from Horace, Juvenal, Petronius, and others. Different forms and definitions of satire. The Latin contribution to satire in Western literature. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN354: The Elegy

The roman elegiac poets, Tibullus and Propertius; the elegy as a form of poetic expression. Comparison of the elegy in Latin and English literature. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN361: Caesar: The End of the Republic

Selected readings from the De Bello Gallico and De Bello Civili. Caesar as a politician, general, man of letters, and historical source on his own conquests. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 ro departmental approval.

LATN375: Study Abroad

Approved study-travel program at selected universities, classical sites, museums. Cross listed with Classics, GNHU 375. Credit by evaluation. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Departmental approval.

LATN410: Advanced Latin Grammar

Linguistic analysis of Latin grammar based on examples from classical authors. Practice in writing Latin prose. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN419: Methods of Teaching Latin

The history of methodology together with new approaches and techniques. The development of a Latin curriculum, including evaluation of textbooks and construction of lesson plans, reviews, and tests. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN445: Linguistic History of the Latin Language

Latin and its position in the Indo-European family; the evolution from the spoken to the literary, to the vulgar, to the Christian; characteristics of the periods exemplified in the language; transitional features in the phonology, morphology, and syntax. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN452: Augustine

Selections from the Confessions, the City of God and the Letters; intellectual development and philosophical and theological speculations of Augustine in the framework of the late Roman empire. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN454: Lucretius and Ancient Science

Reading of De Rerum Natura with study and discussion of the relation of science and philosophy in antiquity; Greek schools of thought and Roman interpretation of Hellenistic ideas. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN470: Senior Seminar

Independent study pursued on a theme in depth by contractual arrangement. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

LATN478: Advanced Latin Readings: Selected Topics

Intensive reading and critical study of a selected author, genre, period, or theme in Latin literature. Topic to be announced each semester. May be repeated for twice for a maximum of 9.0 credits as long as the topic is different. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: LATN 121 or departmental approval.

PHIL331: History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy

The major philosophical systems and movements from the pre-Socratics to Plotinus with special emphasis on Plato and Aristotle. Meets the University Writing Requirement for PHIL majors. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: A PHIL or RELG course; or PHIL or RELS major or minor; or departmental approval.

POLS360: Development of Political Thought to Machiavelli

Selected major political philosophies from Plato and Aristotle, up to, but not including, Machiavelli. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: POLS 100 or departmental approval.

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